Bottle.



N0. 645,706. Patented Mar. 20, I900. A. W. GRANT.

BOTTLE.

(Application filed Dec. 9, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT ALEXANDER WINK GRANT, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,706, dated March 20, 1900.

7 Application filed December 9,1898, Serial No. 698,753. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER WINK GRANT, of the city of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Dominion'of Ganada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a f ull,clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention has. for its object to provide a bottle from which only one measured quantity of liquor can be poured each time the bottle is tipped for pouring.

The invention may be said, briefly, to consist in providing a chamber in the neck of the bottle and furnishing said chamber with q a consumer, providing a dumb-bell valve, lo-

cated with one ball in the neck outside of said chamber and the other ball inside of said line of juncture, which is provided with a valve-seat, while a second enlargement of the neck is provided to receive the outer ball of the valve when the inner ball is in contact with the seat in order that a free passage will be established from said chamber out of the neck. A i

For full comprehension, however, of my invention reference mustbe had to the accompanying drawings, in which like symbols indicate the same parts, and 'wherein=- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of the neck and the portion'adjacent thereto of a bottle constructed according tomy, invention with the valve'in the position it will assume when the bottle is set on end. I Fig. 2

is a similar view,-but illustrating the positions the valve assumes while the bottle is being tipped to the position or angle to secure a flow; and Fig. 3 illustrates the position of the valve after the consumer has served himself.

is formed in the neck'a short distance out side of the enlargement 6, and a pair I, of grooves are formed, respectively, at the line of juncture of the neck and body and at the outer end of the chamber formed by the enlargement 6, these grooves'receiving rubber rings 9 and 10 to form-valVe-seats.

A second enlargement 8, also preferably of globular form,

A dumb-bell valve-is located with'one ball 1 2 Within the bodyof the bottle andthe'other, 13, outside 'of the outer end of the chamber 6, the connecting-bar 14 being of sufficient length to enable the outer ball ,to rest in the enlargement 8 when the inner ball is in contact with the seat formed by the ring 10, as is the case when the bottle is in atilted or pour- .ing position, while the ring 9 prevents the valve falling into the bottle when in a vertical position.

This bottle is designed particularly for use in bar-rooms, but can be used to advantage where liquid of any kind is to be poured from a bottle or other like receptacle in restricted quantities.

; In using my bottle in a bar-room the consumer is restricted to a quantity equal tothe capacity of the chamber 6 and the portion of" the neck between said chamber and the adjacent edge of the enlargement 8, as is obvious by reference to Figs. 2 and 3, wherein it is shown that as the consumer .tiltsthe bottle the chamber will first fill, and then the liquor will follow the ball 13 and completely fill the space behind it until said ball reaches the enlargement 8, and simultaneously the ball 12 rests in its seat 10, and in these positions the balls allow the liquor contained between them to flow out and effectively prevent the flow of any more liquor until after the bottle has been brought to an upright position. It is obvious, however, that a consumer can, if he' wishes, serve himself with less than the capacity of the chamber by simply resorting to the usual custom, when enough has run into his glass, of bringing the bottle-to the vertical again.

lhe bottle can be filled either by placing it at such an angle that the valves will each rest slightly away from their respective seats or the upper valve be held up slightly off its seat by any suitable means, such as awire or other device.

What I claim is as follows:

1. A bottle having an enlargement in the neck near the mouth thereof, a valve-seat located near the inner end of said enlargement, a second valve-seat located at the line of jointure of said neck and the body of the bottle, and a dumb-bell valve having one valvular ball located outside of the outer valve-seat and the other valvular ball located inside of the inner valve-seat, the connecting-bar of the valve being of sufficient length to allow the outer valvular ball to rest in the said enlarge ment when the inner ball rests upon the inner seat substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A bottle having an enlargement in the lar ball to rest in the enlargement near the mouth of the bottle when the inner ball rests upon the inner seat substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonywhereof I have aifixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER WINK GRANT.

Witnessesz WILLIAM P. McFEA'r, FRED. J. SEARs. 

